The Sportsman's Vocal Library; Containing an Extensive Collection of Songs Relative to the Sports of the Field... Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Coursing, Angling, Hawking, &c, &c London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, (1811). London: Sherwood, Neely & Jones. (1811). Second edition. Small octavo. 469, [1]pp.. Two frontispiece illustrations by Benjamin Marshall and John Scott, engraved by John Scott. Three quarter blue morocco and marbled papercovered boards. Contemporary small engraved bookplate of Joseph Johnson Brown, heavy foxing to the frontispieces, some rubbing on the boards, a very good or better copy. OCLC locates eight copies of this second edition; and none of the first. .

EVERSMANN, Friedrich August AlexanderAutograph manuscript on paper entitled "Reise vom Niederrhein nach Siberien 1. Band" and "Reise vom Rhein zum Tobol 2. Theil" ("Journey from the Lower Rhine Region to Siberia" and "Journey from the Rhine to Tobol"). Written in German, black & brown ink on different papers, with additional notes and emendations by Eversmann. Two vols. of text in large 4to (350 x 240 mm.) & one volume of illustrations in oblong folio (320 x 520) with approximately 150 fine hand-colored drawings - [Zlatoust, Russia and other places: ca. 1811-13]. A remarkable discovery: the unpublished manuscript by Friedrich August Alexander Eversmann (1759-1837), the famous Prussian technologist, describing his journey from Germany to Russia in 1810 during which he studied the nascent industries (mining and iron, steel, copper, glass production, metal working, textiles, chemicals, paper, etc.) of both countries. Eversmann describes this journal as a "technological journey" and provides extensive details and accounts of the mining and iron industries at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The manuscript was obviously intended to be published, which was never realized. Eversmann has added a few notes and additions to the manuscript at a slightly later date. Essentially unstudied, the manuscript has remained in private ownership, with access restricted to a few academics. The greater part of the manuscript has been recently transcribed (the transcription accompanies the manuscript). In fine condition. The Author: Eversmann was an important Prussian government adviser, technologist, and specialist in mining and metallurgy. As an economist, he was active in the promotion of mining and trade, especially in Westphalia and Silesia. He was the protégé of the influential Prussian minister and economist Friedrich Anton von Heynitz (1725-1802), the great reformer of Prussian industry and mining and the founder of the oldest university of mining and metallurgy, the Bergakademie at Freiberg. Eversmann accompanied von Heynitz on his inspection trips to manufacturers, factories, and mining works in various regions of Prussia and gained first-hand knowledge of technical and mechanical problems. He also developed his ability to draw and learned how to capture the results of his observations in sketches and drawings (Breil, 13). In 1781, Eversmann was appointed Bergkommissar. At the recommendation of von Heynitz, Eversmann traveled in 1783-84 through the industrial areas of Britain (London, Cornwall, Anglesea, Dublin, Donaghadee, Liverpool, York, Northumberland, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Durham, Birmingham, Derby) to study the mining industry, iron and steel factories, and, especially, the newly invented steam engine and its uses in mining. Eversmann was later accused by Matthew Boulton of industrial spying (for which he was certainly guilty!). Following his return, he was sent to Silesia to improve the iron industry there following the English models. In 1786 Eversmann was responsible for obtaining a steam engine from England built by Homfrey for the coal mine in Tarnowitz, Silesia. This machine, based on the design of James Watt, was the first steam engine in Prussia. Life changed for Eversmann during the Napoleonic wars in Germany: in 1809, he was dismissed from his posts as politically unreliable. He emigrated to Russia, where he first directed mining and metallurgical companies in the Ural region and in 1812 oversaw the design and construction of a gun factory for the Tsar. In 1818 he retired and in 1819 returned to Prussia. Eversmann wrote several noteworthy books on technology and frequently published articles in German mining journals. Eversmann in Russia: As mentioned above, Eversmann was dismissed from his posts in Prussia and sought his fortune in Russia, arriving there in 1810. A German entrepreneur, Hans Peter Andreas Knauf, known in Russia as Andrey Andreevich Knauf (1765-1835), had offered Eversmann the position of a director of his industrial enterprises in the Ural region. Knauf had played a significant role in the development of the mining and iron foundry industries in the Urals, introducing new technologies, including the steam engine. En route to Russia, Eversmann made a scientific tour visiting the mining area of the Harz region which is described in the first manuscript volume: technical companies and mining methods are described in the Oberharz region, Lauterberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Oker (Goslar), and many other m [Attributes: Soft Cover]

JEKEL, Franz JosephDie Schlachten der Alten vom ersten messenischen Kriege angefangen bis auf die Schlacht bey Actium&hellip;Erster Theil [all published] 47 engraved plates on 28 sheets, all finely handcolored. 3 p.l., xxxix, 46 pp. 4to, cont. marbled boards, paper label on spine. Tübingen: J.G. Cotta, 1811. First edition of this history of ancient warfare, illustrated with diagrams of the formations and maps of important battles. An Austrian lawyer, Jekel (1763-1816), wrote on many topics including architecture and engineering, military history, and Polish law. In the introduction, he surveys ancient warfare and strategy beginning with Egyptian chariots through the legions of Rome. He describes 40 historic battles, including Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, Leuctra, and Mycale. In the text, Jekel distinguishes the opposing combatants with letters which appear on the corresponding plates. The first series of six plates, described on pages XXVIII-XXXVII, focuses on individual units and their composition, and tactics like flanking maneuvers and direct assaults. The following series of 41 engravings, with titles in French and German, presents detailed battle-plans, noting important geographical features and the movements of the armies through the course of the battle. A fine copy. WorldCat locates no copy in the United States.

MARSDEN, William.The history of Sumatra, containing an account of the government, laws, customs, and manners of the native inhabitants, with a description of the natural productions, and a relation of the ancient political state of that island. 3rd edition, with corrections, additions. - London, J. M'Creery, 1811. 4to. Later blue buckram (spine discoloured). With large folding engraved map and engraved plate with Sumatran alphabets. VIII,479,(9) pp.Third and best edition; first published in London in 1783; with the bookplate of Arthur Hereward Millard. - 'This book gave Marsden a reputation that still holds today. He was an orientalist, in the service of the East India Company, and resided in Sumatra in 1771-79. He studied everything that came under his notice, including the difficult Sumatran tongue'' (Cox I, p.300). His book is the first important monograph on Sumatra, including a chapter on Nias and also the first text in English devoted to the island. - (Atlas missing as usual). Wellan-Helfrich D 238; Howgego M55; Hill 1093. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

JEKEL, Franz JosephDie Schlachten der Alten vom ersten messenischen Kriege angefangen bis auf die Schlacht bey Actium…Erster Theil [all published] 1811. 47 engraved plates on 28 sheets, all finely handcolored. 3 p.l., xxxix, 46 pp. 4to, cont. marbled boards, paper label on spine. Tübingen: J.G. Cotta, 1811.First edition of this history of ancient warfare, illustrated with diagrams of the formations and maps of important battles. An Austrian lawyer, Jekel (1763-1816), wrote on many topics including architecture and engineering, military history, and Polish law. In the introduction, he surveys ancient warfare and strategy beginning with Egyptian chariots through the legions of Rome. He describes 40 historic battles, including Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, Leuctra, and Mycale. In the text, Jekel distinguishes the opposing combatants with letters which appear on the corresponding plates.The first series of six plates, described on pages XXVIII-XXXVII, focuses on individual units and their composition, and tactics like flanking maneuvers and direct assaults. The following series of 41 engravings, with titles in French and German, presents detailed battle-plans, noting important geographical features and the movements of the armies through the course of the battle.A fine copy. WorldCat locates no copy in the United States.

Gibson, BenjaminPractical Observations on the Formation of an Artificial Pupil, in Several Deranged States of the Eye; to which are annexed, Remarks on the Extraction of Soft Cataracts, and Those of the Membraneous Kind, through a Puncture in the Cornea London: Printed for Cadell and Davies, 1811. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Important early work by the Manchester England eye surgeon, Benjamin Gibson, his only work. Gibson (1774- 1812) is noted for support of linear extraction of cataracts, especially congenital cases; he also perfected the design of surgical instruments, which are illustrated in this volume. Gibson's expertise in surgery on young patients suffering from congenital cataracts changed the contemporary approach toward surgery on children. Gibson proved that it could be safely and successfully undertaken on infants; he published a paper in the Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (Vol. VII., 1811) on " The use of the couching-needle in infants of a few months old." Gibson also made an early report (1807) on the transmission of neonatal gonorrheal ophthalmitis from mother to newborn. This was before the use of silver nitrate in newborns' eyes became common practice.Gibson famously restored some sight, after 33 years of blindness, to the poet and radical Edward Rushton in a series of operations between 1805 and 1807. Rushton, who following surgery was able to see his wife and children for the first time, wrote and dedicated in gratitude a long poem to Gibson.Includes history of the operation for forming an artificial pupil; modes of forming the artificial pupil (the natural lens is replaced with an artificial intraocular lens); opacity at the center of the cornea; 5 operations depending upon the degree of adhesions between cornea & iris; mode of extracting a soft cataract; and mode of extraction of membraneous cataracts, with four different cases described.8vo, 155pp, 2 engraved plates. The first plate showing 3 instruments: the hook, forceps and "iris scissars"; the second plate showing the condition of the eyes of 3 patients following specific surgeries. Half-title with small Medical Library Bath stamp at verso, over stamped "canceled". Early binding, three quarter tan calf and marbled boards, with title gilt title at black spine label, along with gilt decorative rules. "This work includes a valuable account of the history of the operation for artificial pupil"---Becker 152. OCLC: 2410184. We have found only two copies at auction, the last one over 10 years ago.

MACKENZIE, GEORGE STEUART:Travels in the Island of Iceland During the Summer of the Year 1810. Edinburgh: Allen & Co., 1811. With 2 maps (1 folded), 8 handcoloured aquatints engraved by I. Clark, 6 b/w plates (1 folded), 1 plate with music, 15 textual illustr., and 5 tables. 4to. XVII + [3] + 492 pp. Nice copy bound in contemporary full leather, rebacked with the original spine. First edition of this fine colour-plate book on Iceland. Mackenzie devoted much time to the study of mineralogy and geology which was his main purpose in undertaking this journey. He was accompanied by Dr. (afterwards Sir Henry) Holland and Dr. Richard Bright, both of whom contributed to the production of the book. Although the scientific portions have long been superseded, the book contains much information of permanent interest on the social and economic condition of Iceland. Fiske 373. Bibl. Danica III,615. Abbey, Travel, 160. Tooley 313.

MALCOLM James PellerANECDOTES OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF LONDON,: From the Roman Invasion to the Year 1700; including the Origin of British Society, Customs, and Manners, with a General Sketch of the State of Religion, Superstition, Dresses, and Amusements of the Citizens of London, during that Period. To which are added, Illustrations of the Changes in our Language, Literary Customs, and gradual Improvement in Style and Versification, and various Particulars concerning Public and Private Libraries (3 volumes), rhe second edition Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London 1811 - 422, 341, 329 p. Ill. (18 ill.: 2-15-1). 13,5x22cm. Bookplate of the Fraser institute on front pastedown. First illustration worn (torn and incomplete). Some others a bit worn. Some staines and water marks. Title page to p. 5 missing for vol. I. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Manuscript.Textile Merchant's Letter Book, Manchester England - Boston, Mass., January 1811- March 1812. (with) Account of Shipments Corresponding to Letters. Manchester, England. 1810 -1811. Three folio volumes, 70, 71, and 24 pages of manuscript. A fascinating series of letters from a textile broker doing business in Manchester, England, to correspondents in Boston and England, as he scrambles to solicit and complete shipments of orders placed by Americans prior to Gallatin’s alteration of the Non-Importation Act. In one letter he writes, “I learn that Mr. Gallatin recommends such reversal of the Non Importation Law to take place on the 2nd Feby. as that all goods purchas’d or order’d in this Country may be admitted to an entry, consequently the ships are now taking in freight very rapidly.” To another correspondent, “Mr. Gallatin’s report with a recommendation to Congress to revise the Non-Importation Law… is what we had reason to expect from a government which is not YET completely mad.” He also mentions Pinckney departing the country on the “Essex Frigate” and later writes, “Owing to the vigorous measures of Bonaparte to annoy the commerce of this country & the dispute with America the embarrassment of the Manufacturers & Merchants are very great…the departure of Mr. Pinckney will arrest, for the present, all negotiations on this side of the Atlantic.” In April he writes, “accounts have been receiv’d here… giving the final proceedings of Congress from which it appears all commercial connexions with this country have ceas’d… it is reported that this government will shortly issue a decree prohibiting the importation of American produce except in British Bottoms.” Subsequently, he also has to deal with the fact that American vessels arriving in France after the alteration of the Act were sequestered – an order that the French reversed in April 1811. These political variables, of course, affected the flow of goods and money, and the delays occasioned further expenses that had to be accounted for. (His letter of 17 Jan 1811 itemizes Particulars of Debenture & Bounty.) So, in addition to documenting an important moment in international politics, the main content of these letters reveals the effects of the global situation on a single merchant. He returns to Boston in August 1811 and sets about collecting debts, an activity that meets with little success. In October he describes himself as “being in haste & having little to communicate on business it being in a state of stagnation.” The last letter is written from Boston in March, 1812, just months before the beginning of hostilities. “I have now concluded to sail as soon as restrictions on trade are remov’d” As it turned out, he’d have years to wait… And I thought the book business was difficult! This is accompanied by a 70 page book book of invoices itemizing goods shipped aboard named vessels from England to Boston in 1811 (which shipments correspond to those mentioned in the letters), and by a second 24 page book of invoices, itemizing goods shipped from Manchester in 1814. So it seems as if our man was able to return to business in Manchester afterall. Bound in half calf over marbled boards. Handwriting quite legible.

Brown, Robert K.A TREATISE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS. Two volume set. Edinburgh: Oliphant, Waugh, and Innes, 1811. Two volumes. Full polished calf binding, with gilt ruling and lettering on spine and spine labels; minor rubbing to the extremities, and several minor scuffs; hinges are tight, but somewhat worn. Volume I: 475 pages. Contains a presentation inscription from John Hume to Thomas Henderson, the Scottish astronomer (1798-1844). Volume II: 459 pages including an index. Also, six engraved plates showing various examples of farm machinery at rear of text. Scatterred foxing on the plates. Both volumes also have previous owner's name neatly on endpaper "Edward Morton 1842.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very good+ condition. Octavo (8vo).

[Mead, Cowles]LETTER FROM COWLES MEAD, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY, ENCLOSING A COPY OF A PRESENTMENT AGAINST HARRY TOULMIN, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE WASHINGTON DISTRICT IN SAID TERRITORY, MADE BY THE GRAND JURY OF BALDWIN COUNTY Washington: R.C. Weightman, 1811. 7pp. Dbd. Very minimal foxing. One manuscript correction in text. Very good. A letter to Congress from the Mississippi Territory legislature, expressing their disapproval of Harry Toulmin. In 1810 insurrection broke out in West Florida, and leaders of the Tombigbee district (near present-day Mobile) sought to mobilize and occupy nearby Spanish holdings. Toulmin, previously tainted as a "tool" of James Wilkinson for skirting the prosecution of Aaron Burr, exercised the full authority of his position as superior court judge for the territory and prevented the use of force against the Spanish. Though he managed to prevent an armed conflict, his pacific actions made him extremely unpopular with his constituency, and many actively sought his removal. Toulmin survived their accusations and retained his post until 1819. Rare, OCLC locating only three copies. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 24150. OCLC 22194579. DAB XVIII, p.602.

PINKERTON, JohnAfrica Caldell & Davies, London 1811 - Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 18 1/8 x 39 1/4" This lovely map reflects early 19th-century European knowledge of the continent of Africa. Towns and ports are labeled, and the map is annotated throughout with references to local tribes. Relief is shown by hachures, particularly at the Kong Mountains, which, according to the map, are "supposed to extend across the continent." Below are areas labeled "Unknown Parts." The island of Madagascar appears in sharp relief at the lower left of the map, right above the title and scale. The map is in good condition with some wear to the center fold. Slight tears and chips in the margin not affecting the image. John Pinkerton (1758-1826) was a prominent English mapmaker known for his large and impeccably detailed maps. In this manner, his work marks a turning point from the earlier emphasis on decoration toward a greater emphasis on information. This map is a fine example of his work.

[EHON] Kawamura BUMPO^ & Watanabe NANGAKUKAIDO^ KYO^KA AWASE 1811. Very Good. [EHON] Kawamura BUMPO & Watanabe NANGAKU. KAIDO KYO^KA AWASE . Naniwa [Osaka]: Kawachiya Kihei & Teito [Kyoto]: Yoshidaya Shimbei, Bunka 8 [1811]. 25.9 x 17.8 cm. yellow-brown covers, string-bound, fukuro-toji, printed paper title label. See Mitchell 324-5 for more on this bibliographically complex book. Resembles his "B" example in one volume. Hard to establish a chronology of the various issues as they all have the same colophon. There is a 4 page Yoshidaya Shimbei catalogue bound into the back of the book. Very good impressions, lovely delicate colors. A wonderful collaboration from these two great artists, alternating their designs in succession. Quite an unusual book. In a custom tied case.

GRAVES, George.British Ornithology: London: Printed for the Author by Stephen Couchman,, 181113. Being the History with a coloured representation of every known Species of British Birds. Assisted by several eminent ornithologists. 2 volumes in 1, octavo (230 x 146 mm). Near-contemporary tan calf, titles to green sheep label to spine, fully gilt in compartments, single gilt rule to covers, double gilt rule to turn-ins. Frontispiece and 95 engraved plates handcoloured by Graves. A little rubbing to extremities, slight bumps to tips, head of front board lightly faded, couple of small scratches to boards, colour slightly smudged to 3 plates, small tear to plate 17, colour to plates extremely clear and bright; an excellent copy. First edition of the first two volumes of Graves's Birds, the third volume of which was published first in 1821 by W. & S. Graves as part of the second edition. The plates for this book were originally intended to be used by William Curtis, the renowned botanist and entomologist, the fourth and fifth volumes of whose Flora Londinensis Graves edited. Unfortunately Curtis died in 1799 before this work could come to fruition, presumably prompting Graves to publish this work himself. This copy with hand numbered pages and a hand written index bound in at rear dated "4/7/49", with occasional helpful marginalia directing the reader to relevant plates. A richly illustrated and beautifully coloured book.

[Antigua]BEFORE THE MOST NOBLE AND RIGHT HONORABLE THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS IN PRIZE CAUSES. HEROINE, ROBERT HARWOOD, MASTER... London, 1811. [4],[4],8,[3]pp. Large folio. Dbd. Very good. Four documents together, all briefs before the Admiralty Prize Court in London relating to the ship, Heroine, and its seizure and salvage at Antigua in 1805. Such briefs were printed in very small numbers for the use of the litigants only, and are extremely rare. Present here are the briefs of appellants and respondents, and two briefs of evidence. The Heroine was seized by a French privateer while on a voyage from London to St. Kitts in the Windward Islands. The French put a prize crew on and sent the ship on to Guadeloupe, but due to poor navigation, the boat was instead shipwrecked on a rock off the British island of Antigua. The British crew, still aboard, managed to salvage the vessel and bring it into St. John's, where they claimed it as a salvage. They were awarded the ship, but were then sued by the British owners, who wanted the ship returned. Six years later the British court found against the owners and awarded the ship to salvagers. The documents provide a detailed account of the tangled case, and in so doing give a good picture of Caribbean commerce at the time.

Arabian Nights)The Arabian Nights Entertainment: or, The Thousand and One Nights. Accurately describing the Manners, Customs, Laws, and Religion, of the Eastern Nations, Translated from the French of M. Galland, By G.S. Beaumont Printed for Mathews and Leigh, Strand, by J. Moyes, Greville Street, Hatton Garden, London 1811 - First edition. With engraved frontispieces and one other plate in each volume. With Binder's Instructions at end of Volume IV. 4 vols. 8vo. Later plain unlettered tan boards. Fine With engraved frontispieces and one other plate in each volume. With Binder's Instructions at end of Volume IV. 4 vols. 8vo [Attributes: First Edition]

(Arabian Nights)The Arabian Nights Entertainment: or, The Thousand and One Nights. Accurately describing the Manners, Customs, Laws, and Religion, of the Eastern Nations, Translated from the French of M. Galland, By G.S. Beaumont London: Printed for Mathews and Leigh, Strand, by J. Moyes, Greville Street, Hatton Garden, 1811. First edition. With engraved frontispieces and one other plate in each volume. With Binder's Instructions at end of Volume IV. 4 vols. 8vo. Later plain unlettered tan boards. Fine. First edition. With engraved frontispieces and one other plate in each volume. With Binder's Instructions at end of Volume IV. 4 vols. 8vo.

H. Niles, EditorThe Weekly Register: containing political, historical, geographical, scientific, astronomical, statistical, and biographical documents, essays, and facts; together with notices of the arts and manufactures, and a record of the events of the times. H. Niles, Water Street, near the Merchants' Coffee House, Baltimore, Maryland - Volumes 1 and 2 sold as a set. 52 issues covering the period September 1811 - August 1812. Volume 1: Nos. 1-26, September 1811 - March 1812. Volume 2: Nos. 27-52, March 7, 1812 - August 29, 1812. Includes "Declaration of War", 4:00 pm, June 18, 1812, as well as numerous items relating to the lead up to the War of 1812. Rebound with marbled boards and green leather spine with gilt tooling of title and volume. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

[EHON] Kawamura BUMPO^ & Watanabe NANGAKUNangaku Bumpo^ TEKURABE GAFU 1811. Good. [EHON] Kawamura BUMPO & Watanabe NANGAKU. Nangaku Bumpo TEKURABE GAFU. Naniwa [Osaka]: Kawachiya Kihei & Teito [Kyoto]: Fukui Genjiro, Bunka 8 [1811]. 26.0 x 17.8 cm. Yellow covers, string-bound, fukuro-toji, printed paper title label. See Mitchell 324-5 for more on this bibliographically complex book. Resembles his "B" example in one volume with alternative title of the KAIDO KYOKA AWASE, with which it is pictorially identical, save that this variant issue is printed with the key blocks only, black and white. Hard to establish a chronology of the various issues as they all have the same colophon, but one would think this to be a later issue. There is a subsidiary colophon glued to the inner back cover, listing not only Fukui Genjiro of Kyoto but also Fukui Konosuke and the Fukui publishing house in Doshin, Ise. Fair to good impressions. A wonderful collaboration from these two great artists, alternating their designs in succession. Quite an unusual book. The b+w prnting and change of printer/publishers points up the enormous complexity of Japanese bibliography. Overall good original condition.

GRAVES, George.British Ornithology: Being the History with a coloured representation of every known Species of British Birds. Assisted by several eminent ornithologists. London: Printed for the Author by Stephen Couchman, 1811&#150;13 - 2 volumes in 1, octavo (230 x 146 mm). Near-contemporary tan calf, titles to green sheep label to spine, fully gilt in compartments, single gilt rule to covers, double gilt rule to turn-ins. A little rubbing to extremities, slight bumps to tips, head of front board lightly faded, couple of small scratches to boards, colour slightly smudged to 3 plates, small tear to plate 17, colour to plates extremely clear and bright; an excellent copy. Frontispiece and 95 engraved plates handcoloured by Graves. First edition of the first two volumes of Graves's Birds, the third volume of which was published first in 1821 by W. & S. Graves as part of the second edition. The plates for this book were originally intended to be used by William Curtis, the renowned botanist and entomologist, the fourth and fifth volumes of whose Flora Londinensis Graves edited. Unfortunately Curtis died in 1799 before this work could come to fruition, presumably prompting Graves to publish this work himself. This copy with hand numbered pages and a hand written index bound in at rear dated "4/7/49", with occasional helpful marginalia directing the reader to relevant plates. A richly illustrated and beautifully coloured book. Mullens and Swann, pp. 245-247. [Attributes: First Edition]

CARY, John A New Map of SWEDEN, DENMARK and NORWAY from the latest Authorities Cary's New Universal Atlas., 1811.. Copper engraving. Original colour. Very good condition, some offsetting. Size: 51.5 x 46 cm. (20½ x 18 inches). Clear and accurate map of Scandinavia. John Cary was considered 'the most representative, able and prolific of English cartographers'. Tooley says, 'As an engraver he was elegant and exact with fine clear lettering and great delicacy of touch'.

Bewick, ThomasA General History of Quadrupeds Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London 1811 - A General History of Quadrupeds by Thomas Bewick. 1811 edition in full decorative leather with raised spines. Publisher: Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London, 1811. Book binder is Zaehnsdorf. Contains the bookplate of bibliophile Dean Sage of Albany, New York. Solidly bound, contents clean with occasionally light foxing. All fore edges gilded in gold. 5 ¼ x 8 ½ inches. 525 pages, followed by an ad for Bewick&#146;s A History of British Birds. Black and White illustrations throughout. Wonderful copy. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #11-486. [Attributes: Hard Cover]